Going Cardboard (2012)

Original title

Going Cardboard: A Board Game Documentary

Directed by

Lorien Green

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores how German-style board games became popular in the United States. It follows the people who play and design these games, including a trip to a big board game convention in Germany.

informativeenthusiasticobservationalupbeatnostalgiceducationalconversational

What happens

Going Cardboard: A Board Game Documentary is a 2012 documentary about the American adoption of German-style board games, and includes coverage of the 2009 board game event Spiel in Essen, Germany, as well as interviews with many prominent game designers. The film was written, directed and produced by Lorien Green, who was introduced to board gaming by her husband. It was financed through the crowd funding service Kickstarter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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